Sick, stranded whale to be put out of misery with explosives
Thu, 2/09/10 – 1:10 | One Comment

A whale that is stranded and sick is set to leave this world a bang… of explosives that is.
The Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation have decided that the unusual step is necessary because …

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Man attacked vending machine with hatchet to free person trapped inside
Wednesday, 4 Aug, 2010 – 0:51 | No Comment
Man attacked vending machine with hatchet to free person trapped inside

A 47-year-old Idaho man proved that no good deed goes unpunished when he was arrested for using a hatchet to break into a vending machine to free a person that had apparently been trapped inside.
The …

Nude, Drunk worker arrested.
Tuesday, 6 Jul, 2010 – 5:23 | No Comment
Nude, Drunk worker arrested.

Police investigating a possible break-in at a business got more than they bargained for when they found an apparently intoxicated worker catching up on tasks over the weekend – while stark naked.
Fort Worth police were checking …

Cocaine Soccer World Cup a real buzz
Saturday, 3 Jul, 2010 – 19:01 | No Comment
Cocaine Soccer World Cup a real buzz

FANS worldwide have fashioned replicas of the World Cup trophy out of everything from papier-mache to plastic. But a lawbreaker in Colombia gets top prize for most original material – cocaine.
Airports anti-drug chief Colonel Jose …

Handyman Accidentally Shot By Police After Making Ironic Statement
Friday, 21 May, 2010 – 18:32 | One Comment
Handyman Accidentally Shot By Police After Making Ironic Statement

Helio Ribeiro, a supermarket Manager, was using a power drill on his balcony in a Rio de Janeiro slum well known as being a lawless area. The last thing he said to his wife was:
It’d be funny …

Cannabis Grower Slow-cooked By Hydro Setup
Tuesday, 18 May, 2010 – 20:52 | One Comment
Cannabis Grower Slow-cooked By Hydro Setup

A 28-year-old marijuana grower died of hyperthermia, as a result of excessive heat generated by his hydroponic setup.

Tsunami Warning Prompts Drug Dealer To Get Self Busted
Friday, 23 Apr, 2010 – 9:16 | One Comment
Tsunami Warning Prompts Drug Dealer To Get Self Busted

A drug dealer in New Zealand who feared that a tsunami was about to strike was busted when he tried to move his moldy pot stash to higher ground.
Police said that they spotted 57-year-old Richard …

Britain ‘Retoxifying’ Pre-release Inmates to Reduce Post-release Overdoses
Sunday, 18 Apr, 2010 – 4:10 | One Comment
Britain ‘Retoxifying’ Pre-release Inmates to Reduce Post-release Overdoses

British prisoners who have been clean for years are being reintroduced to narcotics before being set loose in a bid to increase their tolerance levels before they hit the streets.
The controversial practice of preparing reformed …

Inmate Busted After Telling Mom Where to Find Coke
Thursday, 18 Mar, 2010 – 0:14 | No Comment
Inmate Busted After Telling Mom Where to Find Coke

Osceola County Jail, Florida: It is generally good to take things that people tell you in prison with a pinch of salt, unless of course it is a message on the prison phone telling you …

Baby Unharmed After Father Left Him in Oven
Wednesday, 17 Mar, 2010 – 23:23 | No Comment
Baby Unharmed After Father Left Him in Oven

McCracken County, Kentucky: A night of whiskey and marijuana could have turned out worse for Larry Long, but not a lot worse.
After smoking marijuana at work, the 33-year-old cook returned home to consume the …

Man Fatally Overdoses at Clean Drug Test Party
Wednesday, 17 Mar, 2010 – 22:40 | No Comment
Man Fatally Overdoses at Clean Drug Test Party

Polk County, Florida: There are ways to celebrate testing clean at your court-ordered drug test: a champagne toast, a cup of herbal tea, a few moments of reflection on the fact that you avoided court-ordered …

Man Assaulted After Purchasing Crack With Monopoly Money
Tuesday, 9 Mar, 2010 – 23:10 | No Comment
Man Assaulted After Purchasing Crack With Monopoly Money

I’m not a drug dealer, never have been a drug dealer, and I don’t ever plan on being a drug dealer.  However, despite my lack of experience in the world of selling illegal drugs, I’m …

Tradesman Fueled Three-week Sleepless Bender With Evidence Room Drugs
Friday, 26 Feb, 2010 – 22:29 | No Comment
Tradesman Fueled Three-week Sleepless Bender With Evidence Room Drugs

Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia: Authorities at a police station in Maroochydore, Queensland, unwittingly hired a concrete cutter with a 20-year amphetamine addiction to modify their evidence room.
Perth Now reports that while cutting a ventilation hole in …

Dissatisfied Hashish Buyer Takes Complaint to Police
Monday, 22 Feb, 2010 – 21:05 | No Comment
Dissatisfied Hashish Buyer Takes Complaint to Police

Eslov, Sweden: A hashish buyer who was dissatisfied with his purchase because it caused him to experience hallucinations took his complaints to the local police station.
According to Eslov police, the unhappy stoner, a 26-year-old who …

Border Officials End Career of High-capacity Cocaine Smuggler
Saturday, 20 Feb, 2010 – 9:50 | One Comment
Border Officials End Career of High-capacity Cocaine Smuggler

Geneva, Switzerland: An extraordinarily talented drug mule’s career came to an abrupt end on the Swiss border when four cocaine couriers were stopped by border officials.
Suspicions were alerted when four men in a car with …

Cranial Tribute Left At Tomb Of Slain Mexican Drug Lord
Monday, 18 Jan, 2010 – 20:08 | No Comment
Cranial Tribute Left At Tomb Of Slain Mexican Drug Lord

A human head with a single red flower in one ear was found by the tomb of slain Mexican drug lord Arturo Beltran “El Barbas” Leyva on Sunday.
Earth Times reports that the grisly discovery was …

Cocaine Found In Space Shuttle Hangar
Thursday, 14 Jan, 2010 – 21:38 | One Comment
Cocaine Found In Space Shuttle Hangar

NASA has confirmed that a small baggie of white powder that was found in the hangar of space shuttle Discovery is in fact cocaine.
A shuttle maintenance worker is reported to ahve found the baggie outside …